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シタビラメ (したびらめ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

シタビラメ

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Meanings

1

noun

usually written using kana alone

General term for fish of the families Cynoglossidae and Soleidae. In everyday contexts, often refers to the red tonguesole specifically.

See also: ウシノシタ

市いち場ばで新しん鮮せんなシタビラメを買かった。
I bought fresh sole at the market.
シタビラメは海かい底ていに平ひらたく張はり付

Written forms

シタビラメUsage23%
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is common for this fish name; the word is usually written in kana.
舌した平びら目めUsage73%
ateji (phonetic kanji usage)
Ateji kanji spelling; rarely used.
舌した鮃びらめUsage3%

つ

い

て

いる

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Sole lie flat on the sea floor.

2

noun

red tonguesole

usually written using kana alone

Specifically Cynoglossus joyneri, a common species in Japan. Often simply called シタビラメ in daily life.

See also: アカシタビラメ

アカシタビラメはシタビラメの一いっ種しゅです。
The red tonguesole is a type of sole.

Alternate kanji spelling; rarely used.

Kanji

舌tongue, reed, clapper
平even, flat, peace
目eye, class, look
鮃flounder, flatfish

Similar words

ウシノシタ
Another name for sole, often used interchangeably with シタビラメ, but can refer to different species depending on region.
アカシタビラメ
The specific species red tonguesole (Cynoglossus joyneri), a subset of シタビラメ.

Etymology

The name literally means 'tongue flatfish', from 舌 (tongue) and 平目 (flatfish, flounder). The kanji 舌平目 is ateji, while 舌鮃 uses a different character for flounder. The exact derivation is uncertain.